Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
Current and Proposed Fees for Various Services
Service  Current Fee Proposed Fee Details/Explanations
1. Pre-inspections for permits (without application) $0.00 $70.00 Pre-inspection is included with the permit processing fee when an application is submitted.  This fee would apply when the property is inspected before an application is prepared.
2. Reinspections of previously failing properties $0.00 $70.00 Time for scheduling second or subsequent inspections, processing paperwork and performing the inspection.
3. Repeat inspections $0.00 $70.00 An example would be that the inspector was not being shown all fixtures.
4. No-show inspections $0.00 $70.00 Contact person does not show up at schedule time
5. Cancellation of inspections -- same day $0.00 $70.00 Same-day cancellations cause inspector "down time"
6. Pre-application consulting with staff (for first three hours) $0.00 $250.00 At applican'ts request.  Includes meetings and other consultations.  Additional staff time factored in for non-direct consultation, including research.
7. Deed restriction preparation $0.00 $150.00 Takes approximately 30-45 minutes to prepare document, 60 minutes for review, additional corrections and finalization after review
8. Verification and Documentation of Water Use Credits
9. Residential Water Use Credits
Document Water Use Credit for installation of Qualifying Devices $0.00 $150.00 Per application. (ULC dishwashers, washers, instant-access hot water, etc.)
10. Residential Water Use Credit for fixture removal $0.00 $250.00 Includes inspections, verification and documentation
11. Commercial Water Use Credits
Inspection and/or verification of demolition $0.00 $250.00
12. Inspection and/or verification of retrofit $0.00 $1,200.00 Fee for up to 16 hours of staff time to review calculations and other documentation and to provide written verification of a Water Use Credit
13. Unusually complex applications (exceeding 16 hours) $0.00 $70.00 Hourly rate
14. Consultant fees to be paid by applicant for independent verification of water savings by District $0.00 Varies Applicant to pay full cost of analysis
15. Extension of a documented Water Use Credit $0.00 $70.00 Includes verification that savings are current.  Hourly rate for any time above one hour.
16. Water permit for construction on a private well $0.00 $150.00 Includes processing paperwork for jurisdiction, verification of registration, final inspection
17. Water Use Credit Transfer Applications
Administrative fee to receive, process, monitor, review and enforce a transfer application made pursuant to Rule 28 $250-$750 $2,240.00 Fee for first 35 hours of staff time; $70 hourly rate for additional time.
18. Administrative fee to monitor and review water permit applications receiving water from a Rule 28 transfer $0.00 $700.00 Fee for first 10 hours of staff time; $70 hourly rate for additional time.
19. Administrative fee to review projects that propose to utilize new water saving technology prior to submittal of a complete water permit application $0.00 $2,800.00 Fee for first 40 hours of staff time; $70 hourly rate for additional time.
20. Consultant fees to be paid by applicant for independent verification of water savings by District $0.00 Varies Applicant to pay full cost of analysis
21. Administrative fee to monitor, review and enforce applications and/or permits for Special Circumstance under Rule 24-G: $0.00 $1,400.00 Fee for first 20 hours of staff time; $70 hourly rate for additional time.
22. Plan check and processing fees for permits to expand/extend a water distribution system (a.k.a. a water permit)
Single-family and duplex residential connections $150.00 $210.00 Per dwelling unit.  Adjust fees for current hourly rate.  Former rate was $50/hr in 1993.
23. Multi-family residential connections $250-$500 $350-$700 Adjusted to current $70/hour rate
24. Commercial/industrial connections $250-$750 $350-$1050 Adjusted to current $70/hour rate
25. Conditional water permit $750.00 $1,050.00 Adjusted to current $70/hour rate
26. Processing and Plan Check fee for each amendment of an expansion/extension permit
27. Residential connections $25.00 $105.00 Half of the processing fee for a new application
28. Commercial/industrial connections $125.00 $175-525 Half of the processing fee for a new application
29. Administrative fee for each application receiving water from a water credit transfer $0.00 $700.00 Fee for first 10 hours of staff time; $70 hourly rate for additional time.
30. Administrative fee to review and process applications for fixtures added without proper permit $50.00 $70.00 Charge is for each unpermitted water fixture, in addition to the new permit processing fee.
Note:  All fees are based on current billing rate of $70 per hour.  
          Fees reflect the average time spent on specific tasks and are non-refundable.
          Excludes water distribution system and river work permits which were recently updated u/staff/word/boardpacket/2005/20050119/01/item1_exh1e.xls